Woven with the Ship: A Novel of 1865 by Cyrus Townsend Brady
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"Woven with the Ship: A Novel of 1865" by Cyrus Townsend Brady is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the post-Civil War period and revolves around the lives of several characters tied to a decaying ship and its aging captain. As the story unfolds, themes of love, loss, and nostalgia emerge through the relationships between the old admiral, his granddaughter Emily,
and a young sailor named Barry, who find themselves caught in a web of emotions surrounding the ship. The beginning of the novel introduces readers to the old ship, once a symbol of power and beauty, now deteriorating and unfinished, paralleling the lives of its guardians. The old admiral, having dedicated his life to his maritime career, finds himself bound to both the ship and his beloved granddaughter Emily, who has grown up isolated from the world. As the narrative progresses, the story highlights Emily's innocent dreams and the arrival of Richard Revere, a wounded officer who is drawn to her. Their initial encounter is fraught with tension and the promise of new beginnings, while Barry, the loyal sailor, grapples with his silent love for Emily, setting the stage for emotional complexities and conflicts that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brady, Cyrus Townsend, 1861-1920 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952 |
| Illustrator | Crawford, Will, 1869-1944 |
| Illustrator | Glackens, William J., 1870-1938 |
| Illustrator | Leyendecker, Frank X., 1877-1924 |
| LoC No. | 02023905 |
| Title |
Woven with the Ship: A Novel of 1865 Together with certain other veracious tales of various sorts |
| Contents | Woven with the ship -- A vaudeville turn -- The last tribute to his genius -- In Oklahoma -- Passing the love of woman -- The final propositions -- The captain of H.B.M. ship Diamond Rock -- "When lovely woman stoops to folly" -- Saved by her slipper -- "Sonny Boy's" diary -- The amazing yarn of the bo's'n's mate -- The disembodied spirit. |
| Credits |
Produced by Darleen Dove and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | War stories |
| Subject | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 39097 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-39097-0 |
| Release Date | Mar 10, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 628 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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